Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 蔕 Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1054, Entry 11 Pronounced di (falling tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): The fruit of a plant. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): The stem of a melon. Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu) by Zhang Heng: Hanging upside down like eggplant stems on the ornamented ceiling. Annotation: The stem of a fruit. Also pronounced dai (falling tone) according to Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): The root of a plant. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the same as the character pronounced di (falling tone). Biography of Jia Yi in the Former Han (Qian Han Shu): Small obstacles, why are they worth worrying about? Annotation: Small obstructions. Correct Character Mastery (Zhengzitong): Commonly written as a variant form (di). Note: The character in the phrase for small obstacles, annotated by Yan Shigu as pronounced chai (falling tone), and in sources like the Tang Rhyme dictionary noted as pronounced choumai, and the character for fruit stem, pronounced di (falling tone) or dai (falling tone), surely had a basis in ancient usage and should not be denied arbitrarily.